diff --git a/assets/js/versions.js b/assets/js/versions.template.js
similarity index 96%
rename from assets/js/versions.js
rename to assets/js/versions.template.js
index 5e39342b..ab66309e 100644
--- a/assets/js/versions.js
+++ b/assets/js/versions.template.js
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ fetch("/versions.json")
         }
 
         // For historical versions, simply link to the changelog
-        appendVersion(ul, "historical", "/changelog/historical/");
+        appendVersion(ul, "historical", '{{ (site.GetPage "changelog/historical").RelPermalink }}');
     });
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/hooks/body-end.html b/layouts/_partials/hooks/body-end.html
index c1324c0a..3abfe9b4 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/hooks/body-end.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/hooks/body-end.html
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@
 */}}
 {{ $toc := resources.Get "js/toc.js" -}}
 <script defer src="{{ $toc.RelPermalink }}"></script>
-{{ $versions := resources.Get "js/versions.js" -}}
-<script defer src="{{ $versions.RelPermalink }}"></script>
+
+{{- /* Load the versions script template, run and publish it */ -}}
+{{ with resources.Get "js/versions.template.js" }}
+  {{ with resources.ExecuteAsTemplate "js/versions.js" $ . }}
+    <script defer src="{{ .RelPermalink }}"></script>
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/navbar-version-selector.html b/layouts/_partials/navbar-version-selector.html
index 215bca62..0a2fb136 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/navbar-version-selector.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/navbar-version-selector.html
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
         All Versions
     </a>
     <ul class="dropdown-menu" id="version-selector">
-        {{- /* The menu is built by version.js */ -}}
+        {{- /* The menu is built by versions.template.js */ -}}
     </ul>
 </div>